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After Jean-Urbain Guérin, Portrait of a Woman, late 19th/early 20th century, watercolor and gouache on ivory, overall: 1 7/8 x 1 1/2 in. (4.8 x 3.8 cm), Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John W. Starr and the Starr Foundation, Inc., F58-60/57
After Jean-Urbain Guérin, Portrait of a Woman (verso), late 19th/early 20th century, watercolor and gouache on ivory, overall: 1 7/8 x 1 1/2 in. (4.8 x 3.8 cm), Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John W. Starr and the Starr Foundation, Inc., F58-60/57
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After Jean-Urbain Guérin, Portrait of a Woman, late 19th/early 20th century

Artist After Jean-Urbain Guérin (French, 1761–1836)
Former Attribution Monogrammist V. J.
Title Portrait of a Woman
Object Date late 19th/early 20th century
Medium Watercolor and gouache on ivory
Setting Gilt copper alloy case
Dimensions Overall: 1 7/8 x 1 1/2 in. (4.8 x 3.8 cm)
Inscription Inscribed with monogram on recto, lower right: “VJ”
Credit Line Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John W. Starr and the Starr Foundation, Inc., F58-60/57

doi: 10.37764/8322.5.4208

Curatorial Notes

This miniature, which contains an unusual floral still life on the back, is a copy after an original miniature by Jean-Urbain Guérin in a private collection. We are grateful to Bernd Pappe for his discovery of the original example by Guérin and his insight on the attribution of this portrait during a visit to the Nelson-Atkins from July 24–26, 2023 (see Bernd Pappe, “Attribution Report,” August 6, 2023, Nelson-Atkins curatorial files).

Provenance

Mr. John W. (1905–2000) and Mrs. Martha Jane (1906–2011) Starr, Kansas City, MO, by 1958;

Their gift to The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, 1958.

References

Ross E. Taggart, The Starr Collection of Miniatures in the William Rockhill Nelson Gallery (Kansas City, MO: Nelson Gallery-Atkins Museum, 1971), no. 247, p. 81, (repro.), as by Monogrammist V. J., Unknown Lady.

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After Jean-Urbain Guérin, Portrait of a Woman, late 19th/early 20th century, watercolor and gouache on ivory, overall: 1 7/8 x 1 1/2 in. (4.8 x 3.8 cm), Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John W. Starr and the Starr Foundation, Inc., F58-60/57
After Jean-Urbain Guérin, Portrait of a Woman (verso), late 19th/early 20th century, watercolor and gouache on ivory, overall: 1 7/8 x 1 1/2 in. (4.8 x 3.8 cm), Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John W. Starr and the Starr Foundation, Inc., F58-60/57
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